Road Rules: Europe

Road Rules: Europe
Created by	Mary-Ellis Bunim Jonathan Murray
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	13
Production
Running time	30 minutes, including commercials
Release
Original network	MTV
Original release	January 6, 1997 – March 31, 1997
Chronology
Preceded by	USA – The Second Adventure
Followed by	Islands

Road Rules: Europe was third season of the now cancelled series, Road Rules. It took place exclusively on the continent of Europe, the first time the series ever ventured outside the United States. This was also the only cast in Road Rules history in which non-American citizens outnumbered American citizens. It premiered on MTV on January 6, 1997 and concluded on March 31, 1997.

Cast

Name	Age^1	Location
Antoine de Bouverie	21	Brussels, Belgium
Chris Melling	20	Swampscott, MA
Elizabeth "Belou" Den Tex	19	Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Michelle Parma	21	Dallas, TX
Patrice Bouédibéla	21	Berlin, Germany

• ^Note 1 : At time of filming.

Tasks list

#	Episode Name	Mission Name	Completed
1	Bonjour Roadies	Running with the Bulls	Completed
2	Love Hurts	Fireworks in France	Completed
3	On the Edge of Your Fears	Repel Down a Steep Cliff	Completed
4	The Contest	Clean the Happy Fox Yacht	Completed
5	Water Games	Watersports Competition	Completed
6	Knives on the Canal	Make a Gourmet Meal	Completed
7	In the Ring	Compete in Boxing Ring	Completed
8	Giving a Helping Flipper	Release Baby Seals	Completed
9	Strutting Their Stuff	Participate in Fashion Show	Completed
10	Out the Window	Easter Egg Hunt in French Chateau	Completed
11	Sex Wax on the Beach	Surfing	Completed
12	Flying with the Birds	Paragliding	Completed
13	Tomatoes on the Mind	Handsome Reward	Completed

Episodes

No. in season	No. in series	Title	Original air date
1	33	"Bonjour Roadies"	January 6, 1997
2	34	"Love Hurts"	January 13, 1997
3	35	"On the Edge of Your Fears"	January 20, 1997
4	36	"The Contest"	January 27, 1997
5	37	"Water Games"	February 3, 1997
6	38	"Knives on the Canal"	February 10, 1997
7	39	"In the Ring"	February 17, 1997
8	40	"Giving a Helping Flipper"	February 24, 1997
9	41	"Strutting Their Stuff"	March 3, 1997
10	42	"Out the Window"	March 10, 1997
11	43	"Sex Wax on the Beach"	March 17, 1997
12	44	"Flying with the Birds"	March 24, 1997
13	45	"Tomatoes on the Mind"	March 31, 1997

Memorable Moments

• The cast runs with the bulls in their first mission.
• After tensions mount between Antoine and Belou, who constantly vie to lead the group, Belou threatens to stab Antoine with a butter knife during breakfast, while Antoine tries to push Belou into a Venetian canal.
• Belou almost jumps out of a castle window during a mission.

Trivia

• Patrice was from Germany. Antoine was from Belgium. Belou was from the Netherlands. Chris and Michelle, were both from the States, with Chris hailing from Massachusetts and Michelle from Texas, making this season the first to have more non-American citizens than American ones.
• Michelle Parma died in a car accident on October 19, 2002 outside of Dallas, Texas.^[1]
• Patrice is now a VJ for MTV Germany.
• Antoine lives in New York City, NY.
• Belou is the only castmember to bring a child to a challenge, although another castmember did show up to a challenge pregnant. She did so in the Battle of the Seasons where she was heavily criticized by married couple Chadwick and Holly.

After filming

Subsequent Challenges

Cast Member	Challenges	Challenges Won	Total Money Earned
Antoine de Bouverie	Battle of the Sexes	None	$0
Chris Melling	Battle of the Seasons	None	$0
Elizabeth "Belou" Den Tex	Battle of the Seasons	None	$0
Michelle Parma	Extreme Challenge	None	$0
Patrice Bouédibéla	–	–	–
Challenge in bold indicates that the contestant was a finalist on The Challenge.

References

1. Starr, Michael (October 24, 2002). "'Road Rules' Death Crash". New York Post. p. 90. |section= ignored (help)

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